Record ID:
301820
Accession number:
MA 656.97
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description:
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes:
Labeled "No. 16" by Marie-Amélie.
Dated "28 9bre 1810."
Part of a large collection of letters from Queen Marie-Amélie to her former governess la baronne de Mandell. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Summary:
Asking after her; mentioning taking care of an affair on her behalf; informing her of her family's health; saying that she was thrilled to be reunited with her husband [Louis Philippe] after a five-month absence; mentioning getting her son [Ferdinand] vaccinated; saying that she may be pregnant for the second time; sending news of their acquaintances.
Provenance:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. before 1913.
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